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The International Woman of Courage Awardee 2010, Shadi Sadr, dedicates her Award to imprisoned Women’s Rights Activist, Shiva Nazar Ahari

GENEVA (9 March 2010) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Tuesday that she was appalled by the latest massacre of hundreds of villagers in the region around Jos in northern Nigeria, and urged the national and local authorities to make a concerted effort to tackle the complex underlying causes of the tension and violence in the region.

March 5, 2010

"International Women’s day is an occasion for us, women, all over the world to celebrate and to unite for social and gender justice, environmental sustainability, peace and equality and make our voices heard! We are in the midst of the most serious crisis since decades: the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of women and men, girls and boys worldwide are threatened by the complex set of the financial, economic, energy, food, climate, and inequality crisis..."

In September 2006, the United Nations General Assembly resolved to adopt Target 5.B of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): “Achieve, by 2015, universal access to reproductive health” (RH). Nearly half of the world's population is currently under the age of 25 and across the globe, young people face unique challenges that increase their risk of sexual and reproductive health morbidity and mortality. Therefore, it is absolutely critical to address the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of young people in order to achieve universal access to RH.

March 4, 2010

"Madam High Commissioner, we recently had the privilege of communicating to you a letter in support of your inclusion of issues of sexual orientation and gender identity in your SMP, outlined in your Annual Report, and would like to take the opportunity of reaffirming that support in this more public setting..."

March 4, 2010

The daughter of human rights defender Mr Pedro Brizuela , Ms Claudia Larissa Brizuela , was murdered on 24 February 2010. Pedro Brizuela is a member of the Frente Nacional de Resistencia Popular - FNRP (National Popular Resistance Front). Claudia Larissa Brizuela was also a FNRP supporter.

AT THE TABLE is a global campaign engaging citizen voices calling for bold action on poverty, climate change and the global economy in major 2010 summits. In June, the world’s most powerful leaders will gather around two summit tables, the G8 table in Huntsville and the G20 table in Toronto. The decisions they make will affect the future of life on our planet. Let’s ensure the voices of those most affected are heard and are reflected in the decisions made at the summits.

The International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women in Burma took place on March 2, 2010 in New York. The judges' recommendations, press release and webcast of the Tribunal are now available via the Nobel Women's Initiative website.